Shovel.



P. ERICKSON.

SHOVBL.

APPLIUATION FILED' JAN. 24. 1911.

Patented May 30, 1911.

m o .au M ww FREDERICK ERICKSON, OF LINDSBORG, KANSAS.

SHOVEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led January 24, 1911.

Patented May 30, 191.1.

Serial No. 604,449.

To all 'whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK ERICKSON, citizen of the United States,residing at Lindsborg, in the county of McPherson and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shovels, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to shovels, and has for an object to provide amagazine shovel wherein a quantity of material may be carried and fed,at the will of the operator, in to the bowl or body of the shovel to bedeposited as desired.

The invention has for another object to provide a shovel for use inburial ceremonies which is made relatively small and light, and which isadapted to carry a quantity of sand or fine earth and keep the same dryso that the operator will not become soiled, particularly in dampweather.

The invention further contemplates a shovel of this character which maybe made of any adaptable design Vand of a size and weight to admit ofits being easily carried.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference isto be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, 1nwhich: i

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved shovel; Fig. 2 is alongitudinal central section through the same; Fig. 3 1s a transversesection on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 in the direction of the arrows shown.Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

Referring to the drawing the reference numeral 10 designates a bowl orbody of the shovel which is of any approved form, the drawing disclosingthe same as composed of a relatively flat bottom having an upstandingcurved flange at its rear end tapering and merging in the forward sidesof the bottom. The rear end of the bowl 10 carries a hollow socket 11 inthe form of a sleeve which is externally threaded for engagement intothe lower internally threaded end of a tube 12. The tube 12 comprisesthe lower section or portion of the handle of the shovel and fits intothe lower end of the upper hand section 13 of the shovel. The

hand section 13 is reduced at its lower end to provide a collar 13awhich is offset toward the upper side of the handle 13 to snugly receivethe upper end of the tube 12. An annulus 14 is disposed in threadedrelation about the upper extremity of the tube 12 and fits snugly withinthe handle 13, the annulus being held ixedly therein by screws 15passing through the sides of the handle 13 into the annulus 14. Asliding sleeve 16 is carried about the upper end of the tube 12 withinthe lower end of the handle 13 and carries a depending trigger 17projecting through a slot 18 in the lower side of the handle 13. Theslot 1S is of a predetermined length to admit of a limited longitudinalmovement of the sleeve 16. A helical spring 19 is disposed about thetube 12 between the annulus 14 and the upper end of the sliding sleeve16 to move the sleeve 16 down and hold the trigger 17 against the lowermarginal edge of the slot 18.

The opening communicating the shank 11 with the interior of the bowl 10is normally closed by a flap valve 2O hinged upon a transverse pintle 21at its upper end, the pintle being carried by the upstanding flange ofthe bowl, and is provided with an upstanding ear 22 to which is looselyconnected the lower extremity of an operating rod 23 passing up outsideof the tube 12 and having permanent attachment upon the upper side ofthe sleeve 16. A housing 24 incases the rod 23, and is of cylindricalform,the same being attached to the tube 12 by straps 25 engagingagainst the under side of the casing 24 and being riveted to the tubel2. The upper end of the casing 24 passes into the lower end of thehandle 13 and is cut away in its lower .side to admit of the passage ofthe rod 23 down to the sleeve 16. The upper end of the handle 13 isclosed by Va threaded cap 26 adapted to be removed from the handle inplacing material therein which is fed through the tube 12 into the bowl10.

In operation, a quantity of material such as sand or fine earth isplaced in the handle 13 by removing the cap 26. The material falls downthrough the handle 13 into the tube 12 and against the upper side of theflap valve 20. The operator grasps the shovel by the handle 13, and whenit is desired to deposit a quantity of the material in the bowl 10, thetrigger 17 is drawn up within the slot 18 to slide the sleeve over thetube 12 and against the tension of the spring 19. The sleeve draws therod 23 Aup there-v any fanciful design, and in any size con-y venient sothat the shovel may be carried or stored in a convenient place. Thisstructure admits of a shovel which is light in weight and compact andsimple in form, producing a practical and efficient device.

It is of course understood that a shovel of this construction may beutilized for various purposes other than herein set forth, as forinstance, the tube l2 and the handle 13 ,may be of a predetermined sizeso as to contain a certain quantity of material through which the samemay be passed to be measured. p

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. A shovel including a bowl, an upwardly extending tube carried at theVrear end of the bowl, a handle itting over the upper endof the tube, asleeve engaging about the tube within the handle, avalve rod passingdown from the sleeve in parallelism with the tube, a valve carried inthe bowl for closing the lower end of the tube, a spring disposed in thehandle and engaging against the sleeve for normally closing the valve,and a trigger depending from the sleeve through the handle for openingthe valve.

2. A shovel including a bowl, a tube eX- tending up from the inner endof the bowl and communicating therewith, a handle carried upon the upperend of the tube, an annulus fitted about the upper extremity of the tubeand engaging snugly in the handle, a sleeve slidable upon the tube, aspring interposed between the annulus and the sleeve for normallyholding the latter down, a casing carried against vthe upper side of thetube, an operating rod arranged in the casing and having connection atits upper end to the sleeve, a flap valve hinged inthe bowl for closingthe lower end of the tube and having connection with the lower end ofthe rod, and a trigger carried upon the sleeve and depending through thehandle.

3. A shovel including a bowl, a magazine handle attached to the bowl andcommunieating therewith, a valve carried upon the lower end of thehandle for controlling the passage of material from the handle to thebowl, and operating means projecting through the under side of thehandle and at its upper end and having connection with the valve to openthe same. Y t. A shovel including a bowl, a magazine handle attached toand communicating with the bowl, a valve carried upon the lower end ofthe handle opening communication with the bowl, valve operating meanscarried in the upper end of the handle and having connection with thevalve, and a trigger depending through the upper end of the handle fromthe valve operating means and adapted for sliding movement to open thevalve.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK ERICKSON. [n s] Witnesses:

F. E. IrIAwKINsoN,` JOHN A. RAPP.

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